Table 2.
Talairach Coordinates and Voxelwise Analysis Results of Fractional Anisotropy, Radial Diffusivity (λ⊥), and Trace (Dtr) Parameters of Heavy Cannabis Users (n=14) Relative to Normal Controls (n=14)
Changes in Diffusion Parameters | Anatomical Location | Cluster Size (# of Connected Voxels) | X | Y | Z |
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Fractional Anisotropy | |||||
Right Posterior Internal Capsule | 302 | 10 | −18 | −4 | |
Left Posterior Internal Capsule | 687 | −15 | −18 | −2 | |
Left Middle Temporal Gyrus | 176 | −44 | −47 | 4 | |
Right Superior Temporal Gyrus | 166 | 39 | −33 | 11 | |
Radial Diffusivity | |||||
Left Middle Temporal | 1714 | −43 | −40 | −1 | |
Left Posterior Internal Capsule | 1207 | −23 | −14 | 6 | |
Right Superior Temporal Gyrus | 362 | 41 | −32 | 6 | |
Right posterior Internal Capsule | 774 | 28 | −10 | 14 | |
Trace | |||||
Left Middle Temporal | 1031 | −44 | −11 | −12 | |
Left Middle Temporal | 843 | −42 | −44 | −2 | |
Rt Superior Temporal | 431 | 40 | −30 | 4 | |
Lt. posterior Internal capsule | 488 | −25 | −13 | 10 | |
Axial Diffusivity | |||||
Lt Posterior Internal capsule | 734 | −16 | −14 | −3 | |
Rt posterior Internal Capsule | 358 | 25 | −17 | 6 | |
Rt superior temporal gyrus | 588 | 36 | −41 | 10 |